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Kathryn W. Burch
Kathryn W. Burch, a former social worker and the oldest alumna of Goucher College and the Johns Hopkins University, died of heart failure Oct. 16 at College Manor, the Lutherville nursing home. She was 109. "She missed the 110 mark by 58 days, but what a...Tags: Charles Village, Death and Dying, Christianity, William McKinley, Family
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Little Italy
Special to baltimoresun.comOn any Friday night in the summer, Little Italy residents join visitors at the corner of High and Stiles streets for what has become a favorite outdoor event, the Little Italy Open-Air Film Festival. The annual event is just one way Baltimore's Little...Tags: Harbor, Fells Point, Christianity, Little Italy (Baltimore, Maryland), Festive Event
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Sage adviser, key figure in city's growth
Sun reporterThrough six decades, they called upon Walter Sondheim Jr. When Baltimore mayors, Maryland governors and other civic leaders needed sage advice, inevitably they sought it from a man widely admired for integrity and uncommon warmth and graciousness. Mr....Tags: William Donald Schaefer, Executive Branch, Family, Retirement, National Government
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Inner Harbor
Special to baltimoresun.comWith the many marine-themed attractions around Baltimore, you'd think the city was close to the water or something. Oh, wait -- it is. You can't get any closer to the water than the Inner Harbor, at least without wearing a bathing suit. The Inner...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Harbor, National Aquarium Baltimore, M&T Bank Stadium, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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The Nitty Gritty on Otterbein
SunSpot StaffZip code: 21201 Boundaries: Conway Street to the north, Henrietta Street to the south, Charles Street to the east and Sharp Street to the west Namesake: Old Otterbein Church, named for Philip William Otterbein, is the oldest Methodist church in...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Federal Reserve
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Patapsco, Baltimore's harbor no stranger to calamities
Sun StaffBaltimore's sprawling harbor and miles of Patapsco River shoreline have been the scene of emergencies, near escapes and outright tragedy. Baltimore's fireboats handle an average of 97 calls a year, most during the summer. A smaller vessel, Fire Rescue 1,...Tags: Canton (Baltimore, Maryland), Fires, Disasters, Diseases, Patapsco
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At its centennial, revisit Great Fire and its aftermath
Sun StaffIt was a fire of catastrophic proportions. In about 30 hours, 140 acres of downtown Baltimore burned, the fire taking down 1,526 buildings and 2,500 businesses in its fury. The Great Baltimore Fire of 1904 was disastrous. But Baltimore would rebound....Tags: Fires, Society, Ceremonies, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Mount Royal
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Great Fire is history that did not go up in smoke
Sun StaffThe story of the Baltimore Fire, which raged for two days beginning Feb. 7, 1904, really has little to do with the fire itself, with the fact that it destroyed 70 city blocks, left 35,000 people without jobs or ruined more than 1,500 buildings. Instead,...Tags: History, Metal and Mineral, Newspaper and Magazine, Religious Leaders, Thomas Edison
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